This page provides information about up-coming special services, including Christmas and Easter services.

For details of our regular service times see our Regular Services page or our Calendar of Events.

Selected services also live streamed on Facebook Live.

Advent

Sunday Services in Advent

Starting with Advent Sunday on 30 November 2025 at 10am
and continuing the following three Sundays at 10am

Blessing of Cribs: If you have a Crib, bring it along on Advent Sunday morning (30 November) so that it can be blessed before you put it up at home. When you come to Church on the day, put your Crib at the back of Church on the table so that we can enjoy the different designs. The Cribs will be blessed at the end of the Service, and then you will be able to collect them and take them home again ready to build them at home.

Lighting candles on the Advent Ring: Linking to Advent themes The Patriarchs, The Prophets, John the Baptist and Mary, the candles are lit to light our way through the Season of Advent.

Building the Crib in the window: As well as lighting the candles on the Advent Wreath each Sunday, we will be ‘putting together’ the Crib. Adding figures as we go, remembering the journey of Mary and Jospeh to Bethlehem.

Sermon Series: Linked to our Advent Study Book, we’ll be thinking of the themes given there – and the characters too. What can we learn from the Women of the Nativity and their faithfulness as we journey in faith ourselves?

Prayer Focus Table: In addition to the Crib as an aid to our preparations through the Season of Advent, there will also be a Prayer Focus Table, with readings, images and ‘prayer’ prompt cards, providing a different focus for our thoughts and prayers.

Advent and Christmas Study Groups

Every Thursday at 11am in church – Starting 4 December 2025, or

Every Friday at 8pm, various venues (contact for details) – Starting 5 December 2025

Advent Study Book: We will be using Paula Gooder’s book, Women of the Nativity. Paula Gooder uses her extensive biblical expertise and storytelling skills to recreate the events of the nativity, from the promise of a future people to Sarah, to the presentation in the temple and the encounter with Anna, the prophet. The story is told from the perspective of nine women in all including Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, and others whom scripture records or tradition has imagined, such as the innkeeper’s wife. As we hear the familiar stories afresh through their words, the wonder of the incarnation and its consequences for good and for ill, come to vivid life in a new way. The book can be purchased online. You can hear the stories and see the paintings by visiting the Church of England wesbite.

Christmas and Epiphany 2025

Christmas Carol Service

Sunday 21 December at 6pm

Readings and favourite carols to tell the Christmas Story.

The service starts in the church and concludes in Oxhey Chapel, followed by mince pies and mulled wine or spiced apple juice.

Crib and Christingle Service

Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December at 4pm

Popular with all ages, with children as our focus, we tell the Christmas Story, sing carols and raise much needed funds for The Children’s Society.

Come dressed as an angel, donkey, shepherd or wise person, or borrow our costumes to join in with the telling of the nativity story.

Midnight Christmas Holy Communion

Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December at 11:15pm

As the clock turns and we welcome the start of Christmas Day and hear of the Saviour’s birth. This service gives space for a bit of calm and reflection before the busy day ahead.

Christmas Day Holy Communion

Thursday 25 December at 10am

With a sense of fun around the edges, we celebrate what used to be known as The Saviour’s Day. With carols a-plenty amidst the celebration of Holy Communion, join us as we give thanks on this most holy of days.

Christmas Jumper Sunday – Holy Communion

Sunday 28 December at 10am

You may have been given one at Christmas, so come and wear it with pride at our 10am service on the Sunday after Christmas. It is still the Christmas Season in the Church’s year, which gives the perfect excuse to save your Christmas jumper from the moth balls for a while! There will be a prize for the best!

Epiphany Sunday – Holy Communion

Sunday 4 January 2026 at 10am

Join us for the celebration of the arrival of the wise men and the witness of Jesus as our Saviour to the wider World.

To find out about our recent special services, check out our services archive.…